Canada

Clinicians worry pandemic is worsening youth mental health

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's children's representative says the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inadequacies in mental health services as experts brace for rising rates of anxiety, depression and po...

Nov 12, 2020

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : In The News for Nov. 12

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 12, 2020

Alek Minassian's murder trial for carrying out Toronto van attack resumes

TORONTO - The trial for the man who killed 10 people and hurt 16 others in a van attack in Toronto resumes today.Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty and has raised a defence of being not criminally ...

Nov 12, 2020

COVID faceoff: Manitoba hunkering down for second time to fight spread of virus

WINNIPEG - Today is the day Manitoba goes into a self-imposed economic and social hibernation to try to bring surging COVID-19 numbers back under control. The province has been struggling to slow the ...

Nov 12, 2020

Senators set to question Freeland on bill to provide new rent relief, business aid

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will face questions today from senators scrutinizing the government's latest bid to provide pandemic aid to hard-hit businesses. Freeland is scheduled to te...

Nov 12, 2020

Full details of van attack recounted at start of Minassian trial this week

TORONTO - The final resting spot. That was the phrase a prosecutor used over and over this week to describe the bloodied sidewalks, streets and squares where the lives of several pedestrians end...

Nov 11, 2020

Quebec plans to add in vitro fertilization to government-funded health services

QUEBEC - The Quebec government introduced a bill today that would add one cycle of in vitro fertilization to the list of services covered by provincial health insurance. One cycle of the procedure cur...

Nov 11, 2020

Anti-corruption unit still investigating Quebec Liberal Party financing

MONTREAL - The head of Quebec's anti-corruption police force says the six-year investigation into Quebec Liberal party financing remains open. Frederick Gaudreau told reporters today his police ...

Nov 11, 2020

Permanent '60s Scoop foundation set to launch Thursday

TORONTO - Survivors of the notorious '60s Scoop are set to mark a key milestone on Thursday with the ceremonial launch of a $50-million foundation aimed at healing the damage wrought by the practice o...

Nov 11, 2020

Transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's bus fleets needs $3 billion a year

OTTAWA - A green-transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's fleet of public transit buses will take a lot more money than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in his big infrastructure announcem...

Nov 11, 2020